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lawmakers debated whether or not sanctions against russia are are working on cnn's state of the union. elliot engel says they are because vladimir putin has not further invaded ukraine while ron johnson says they are not working and the u.s. needs to provide lethal aid to ukraine. >>> mike christian is standing firm on his views of the death penalty saying i alelize this may sound harsh but as a father and former law man i really don't care if it's by le tall injection, electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions. >>> things are heating up down south and summer's coming. in alabama, there are a record 11 african-americans on the june primary ballot running for various offices for state legislature to board of education. what makes it historic is all 11 are running as republicans. gop says it is evidence that their recruiting efforts with minority candidates are working. pamela blackmore-jenkins is running for a seat in the state legislature. she joins me from birmingham. thank you so much for being here. tell us what drew you to the gop given the nu
lawmakers debated whether or not sanctions against russia are are working on cnn's state of the union. elliot engel says they are because vladimir putin has not further invaded ukraine while ron johnson says they are not working and the u.s. needs to provide lethal aid to ukraine. >>> mike christian is standing firm on his views of the death penalty saying i alelize this may sound harsh but as a father and former law man i really don't care if it's by le tall injection, electric chair,...
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, russia." and what people were worried about in the weeks gone by is whether or not russia might invade ukraine with owl all of military on the border. perhaps what they should have been worrying about the is rule of law disg.i. integrating, potentially the country splitting apart because oe zaesz -- oe zaes is in the south of the country. so it opens up another problem for the ukrainian government and these people were shouting "we will not forgive" because you remember what happens before then was that tens of protestors died in a building when it burned down. there are terrible, terrible stories of people in the street taunting those pro-russian protesters in the building as they were dying. people are clearly furious across southern ukraine there and here in eastern ukraine where i am. there have been protests on the street. here as well we continue to see a town surrounded by the ukrainian military. they do not appear to be moving on that town but that's another potential flash point. alex
, russia." and what people were worried about in the weeks gone by is whether or not russia might invade ukraine with owl all of military on the border. perhaps what they should have been worrying about the is rule of law disg.i. integrating, potentially the country splitting apart because oe zaesz -- oe zaes is in the south of the country. so it opens up another problem for the ukrainian government and these people were shouting "we will not forgive" because you remember what...
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delivers another warning to russia. a live report ahead. >>> the woman at the center of the donald sterling debacle now says he is not a racist. the role she's playing in his life today. >>> what led to one woman's gutt feeling that in the end prevented a teen's potential gun mele and massacre. the backstory behind her 911 call. >>> it's called the most exciting two minutes in sports. the kentucky derby. dylan dreyer reports on america's biggest horse race set to run in just hours. >>> and good morning, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex bit. witt. i'm richard lui. the deadliest day in months in the ukraine. at least 42 are dead as protests broke out. pro russian separatists and government supporters clashed in the streets and threw firebombs and stones as riot police attempted to suppress the flairup. in a statement this morning a spokesman for russian president vladimir putin claimed that the new government in kiev was a direct participant in the violence in odessa. there was some good news today that pro russian
delivers another warning to russia. a live report ahead. >>> the woman at the center of the donald sterling debacle now says he is not a racist. the role she's playing in his life today. >>> what led to one woman's gutt feeling that in the end prevented a teen's potential gun mele and massacre. the backstory behind her 911 call. >>> it's called the most exciting two minutes in sports. the kentucky derby. dylan dreyer reports on america's biggest horse race set to run...
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the president warned the increasing rising price for russia if they don't change course. in the ukrainian city of odessa, a fire left 31 people dead. it started new violent flashes. and the u.s. had its first confirm eed case of mers. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." chris christie wants to run in 2016 for president, of course. he says the bridge scandal of his won't stop him. >> many voters if they consider this issue at all in considering my candidacy, if there ever is one, i've got a feeling it will be a very small element, if any element at all. >> there's certainly nothing that's happened in the last, you know, number of months since we talked about this the last time that would make me think any differently about my ability to be able to pursue that job or to perform it. >> i am who i am. and for some people, they love it. i will tell you, when i travel around new jersey, i hear from most people that's the thing they love the most. >> what about iowa? >> oh, well, i think they love me in iowa, too, diane. i've been there a lot. i think they lo
the president warned the increasing rising price for russia if they don't change course. in the ukrainian city of odessa, a fire left 31 people dead. it started new violent flashes. and the u.s. had its first confirm eed case of mers. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." chris christie wants to run in 2016 for president, of course. he says the bridge scandal of his won't stop him. >> many voters if they consider this issue at all in...
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going to the handling of russia and ukraine now, people saying that in terms of the handling of russia and ukraine, disapprove is higher than approve. 45% versus 37%. when you ask people about whether or not they think that president obama's foreign policy has been balanced too bold or too cautious. this is the number that i think was interesting. 42% saying that they feel he takes a balanced approach. only 36% saying they think he is too cautious. only 15 pebz e% saying he is too bold. this sort of contradictory idea that the american people do not want to get more involved in these kinds of conflicts, but still somehow don't like, i guess, the vibe that's being projected out of the white house. that is entirely contradictory. maybe not to you. what are your thoughts? >> i think you're right. i think what are you doing is identifying competing desires on the part of the american people. we don't want to get involved. certainly not in messy conflicts a long way from home with no particular confidence that any u.s. role could be helpful, but we also still view ourselves as the leader of
going to the handling of russia and ukraine now, people saying that in terms of the handling of russia and ukraine, disapprove is higher than approve. 45% versus 37%. when you ask people about whether or not they think that president obama's foreign policy has been balanced too bold or too cautious. this is the number that i think was interesting. 42% saying that they feel he takes a balanced approach. only 36% saying they think he is too cautious. only 15 pebz e% saying he is too bold. this...
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one focus russia's tightening grip against ukraine. in the last hour the president declared the u.s. and germany united and sent another stern warning to moscow. >> we are united in our determination to impose costs on russia for its actions as ukrainian forces move to restore order in eastern ukraine, it is obvious to the world that these russian-backed groups are not peaceful protesters but heavily armed militants receiving significant support from russia. >> times are also tense with ukrainian army launching the first major assault on separatist strong holds in the east of that country. a spokesman for putin called the move a criminal act. nbc news chief white house correspondent chuck todd, also host of "the daily rundown" joins us. how critical was it for the president to get merkel on board with sanctions? >> reporter: it's interesting, that is a glass is half full way of looking at it. here's what clearly they agree to. they have the next deadline that they've set to decide whether to do another round of sanctions and that is th
one focus russia's tightening grip against ukraine. in the last hour the president declared the u.s. and germany united and sent another stern warning to moscow. >> we are united in our determination to impose costs on russia for its actions as ukrainian forces move to restore order in eastern ukraine, it is obvious to the world that these russian-backed groups are not peaceful protesters but heavily armed militants receiving significant support from russia. >> times are also tense...
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it's about the future of russia, a nuclear arms state. this is going to go on for years, it's a long game. we're looking for the future of the international system. we're at an inflexion point that could be just as important as the end of world war i and end of world war ii. if we don't shape the international system, then less benevolent actors will step in to do that and that's what we're seeing in ukraine. >> thank you, rick stengel -- >> i have a gift for mika. this is flashlight held by the great singer of ukraine where she turns it on, thousands of people turn it on and she sings the ukrainian national anthem this weekend. we honored her this weekend and we had about 800 of these in the audience. there's a nice little bow on it. >> huge jobs numbers just came out. >> thank you fred, thank you steve. that is lovely, fred. thank you. will finally this be the month for economic recovery? steve has given us a sneak peek. huge job numbers coming up on "morning joe." ♪ talk about a dream nature lover... people person. ♪ and you put up
it's about the future of russia, a nuclear arms state. this is going to go on for years, it's a long game. we're looking for the future of the international system. we're at an inflexion point that could be just as important as the end of world war i and end of world war ii. if we don't shape the international system, then less benevolent actors will step in to do that and that's what we're seeing in ukraine. >> thank you, rick stengel -- >> i have a gift for mika. this is...
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and a big sigh of relief apparently in russia as the ruble improved as well as the stock market. so if the sanctions are are to get putin's attention and change behavior specifically related to the border between ukraine and russia, that eastern border, it is not seeming to do that at all. and it is going on and on. >> and what is the message to the american companies and the european allies who are concerned about the economic impact that stronger sanctions would have on companies there and here, and also in the flow of oil to countries heavily dependent on the russian oil. >> i am glad you brought it up with the russian oil, because that is what they use to feed and fund all of the russian activities, and over half of the money comes from the selling of oil and gas to foreign countries, and i'm trying to get liquefied natural gas and what i heard in ukraine, and moldova, and latvia, and latin america is that we need energy sources other than being so dependent under russia and vladimir putin where he uses the energy as a carrot and a stick to punish those who don't go with him
and a big sigh of relief apparently in russia as the ruble improved as well as the stock market. so if the sanctions are are to get putin's attention and change behavior specifically related to the border between ukraine and russia, that eastern border, it is not seeming to do that at all. and it is going on and on. >> and what is the message to the american companies and the european allies who are concerned about the economic impact that stronger sanctions would have on companies there...
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on monday, russia's defense minister assured chuck hagel that russia will not invade ukraine. ukraine's acting president urged lawmakers today in kiev to quickly adopt a new constitution he says could preserve unity. militants continue to hold dozens of hostages, including seven military observers. on monday evening there were violent clashes in donetsk after the militia attacked demonstrators during a unity rally. jim maceda was at that rally and joins us live from donetsk. jim, you have been covering this from the beginning and it appears as though the violence, the tension continues to just escalate. is that a fair assessment? >> reporter: yeah, kristen, i would say that the fair assessment is that this region is always teetering on violence. it's on the edge of anarchy and it could go either way. you referred to the demonstration last night. we were there, as you said. it started out very peacefully in downtown donetsk. this was not a group of neo-nazis as all the russian state media have been reporting but rather ukrainians from all walks of life. we saw people -- mothers
on monday, russia's defense minister assured chuck hagel that russia will not invade ukraine. ukraine's acting president urged lawmakers today in kiev to quickly adopt a new constitution he says could preserve unity. militants continue to hold dozens of hostages, including seven military observers. on monday evening there were violent clashes in donetsk after the militia attacked demonstrators during a unity rally. jim maceda was at that rally and joins us live from donetsk. jim, you have been...
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will announce more serious sanctions against russia later today. let's get to peter alexander who is traveling with the president in manila. peter, what do we know about these sanctions? >> well, we just heard from the president, francis, a matter of a few moments ago, the sanctions will go into effect today. they are sanctions focusing on individuals, russian friends of vladimir putin, what they refer to as russian cronies. this is what president obama described as a calibrated effort to change russia's behavior. there are seven european military observers that now accords to the video are being held. they appear to be more prisoners of war than envoys of peace. president obama has a ten year tentative agreement, a basing deal where american military, troops, jets will be able to use filipino bases in this area. it will allow the united states to help in territorial disputes and crises. >> thank you very much. >>> it is monday so lots of sports headlines to bring you and our betty nguyen brings them to us this morning. good morning. >> good mornin
will announce more serious sanctions against russia later today. let's get to peter alexander who is traveling with the president in manila. peter, what do we know about these sanctions? >> well, we just heard from the president, francis, a matter of a few moments ago, the sanctions will go into effect today. they are sanctions focusing on individuals, russian friends of vladimir putin, what they refer to as russian cronies. this is what president obama described as a calibrated effort to...
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the obama administration saying new sanctions could come against russia as early as monday. also overshadowed by those mideast peace talks that fell apart earlier this week. >> speaking of earlier this week, the president of course visiting south korea. what was his message there. >> well, he reaffirmed the united states commitment to south korea and also had more strong words, stern warning for north korea. essentially saying north korea would only become more isolated if it engaged in further incidents like the nuclear test. >> north korea's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons is a path that leads only to more isolation. it's not a sign of strength. anybody can make threats. anyone can move an army. anyone can show off a missile. that doesn't make you strong. it does not lead to security or opportunity or respect. those things don't come through force. they have to be earned. >> president obama also thanked american troops who are stationed in south korea. he spoke to them before he left the country and also offered his condolences to the families who have lost loved ones
the obama administration saying new sanctions could come against russia as early as monday. also overshadowed by those mideast peace talks that fell apart earlier this week. >> speaking of earlier this week, the president of course visiting south korea. what was his message there. >> well, he reaffirmed the united states commitment to south korea and also had more strong words, stern warning for north korea. essentially saying north korea would only become more isolated if it...